The Influence of Thematic Learning Implementation on Student Motivation in Public Elementary School 002 Sungai Pinang Samarinda

Thematic learning is learning with a theme to combine several lessons so that it can provide a meaningful experience to students. This study aims to analyze the effect of the implementation of thematic learning on the learning motivation of grade V students at SDN 002 Sungai Pinang Dalam Samarinda in the 2019/2020 learning year. This type of research is ex post facto research, because there is no control over the independent variables. This study consists of two variables, namely the independent variable and one dependent variable. The independent variable is the implementation of thematic learning (X). The dependent variable is student learning motivation (Y). The population of this study were class V students of the 2019/2020 learning year at SDN 002 Sungai Pinang Dalam. The instrument used was a questionnaire. The data analysis techniques were data normality test, homogeneity test, data linearity test and simple linear regression test. Researchers also do not make arrangements or manipulate the independent variables. The results showed that there was a significant influence between the implementation of thematic learning on the learning motivation of grade V students at SDN 002 Sungai Pinang Dalam Samarinda for the 2019/2020 learning year with a moderate determination coefficient value of 0.50 or 50%. From the regression equation Y = 14.774 + 0.759X, it can be seen that the consistency value of the thematic learning implementation variable is 14.774 while the X regression coefficient is 0.759 which states that every 1% of thematic learning (X) implementation will increase student learning motivation by 0.759. The regression coefficient is positive, thus it can be said that the direction of the influence of the thematic learning implementation variable on student learning motivation is positive.

An Exploration of Teachers Knowledge, Beliefs and Practices in Integrating Ict in Different Curriculum Areas in a Secondary School in Pakistan

Teachers' knowledge, beliefs and practices play a significant role in influencing how and why teachers teach. Thus, exploring teachers' knowledge, beliefs and practice of integrating ICT in different curriculum areas at the school level will help to understand the issues and areas for focused teacher development, to enable them to use technology to enhance teaching and learning in their classrooms. This study was done in a natural environment, that is, the school aiming at exploring the teachers' knowledge, beliefs and practices in integrating ICT in curriculum areas in a private secondary school in Karachi, Pakistan through a case study of four teachers. Methods of collecting data included classroom observations, stimulated recall interviews, informal conversations and analysis of documents. The use of stimulated recall interviews, that was not used by previous studies on teacher cognition, helped to make explicit teachers' tacit thinking underlying their observable actions. Data were analysed using QSR NUDI*IST, software for qualitative data analysis. Through classroom observations, followed by stimulated recall interviews, it was found that teachers' knowledge, beliefs and practices significantly influenced how they integrated ICT in the curriculum areas. Furthermore, it was revealed that there is a dialectical relationship amongst teachers' knowledge, beliefs and practices. However, in some cases, it was difficult to identify the relationship to any degree of certainty. Due to time limitations, the study could not trace how the teachers' knowledge, beliefs and practices changed over time. A longitudinal study is recommended to trace the changes in teachers' knowledge, beliefs and practices in regard to use of ICT over a longer period of time.